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Frosty Knob

Frosty Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Frosty Knob rises to 1,292 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31624697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.74206, -82.47930

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • North Buncombe District Park: 4.6 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 5.4 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 5.6 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Historic sites: 34
  • Tennis Court: 5.2 mi
  • Spring House: 5.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 5.2 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 5.2 mi
  • Tool Shed: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 16
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 10.8 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 10.8 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.2 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Frosty Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowball MountainSE 124°1,626 m4.9 mi
Bearpen KnobESE 122°1,603 m5.6 mi
Lane PinnacleSE 142°1,583 m5.3 mi
Rich KnobSSE 156°1,500 m4.8 mi
Hawkbill RockSE 124°1,499 m4.4 mi
Wolfden KnobSSE 148°1,493 m4.9 mi
Bull MountainSSE 152°1,473 m4.9 mi
Little Snowball MountainESE 119°1,440 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147566470737266574841
Precip in4.33.84.54.75.04.75.44.95.13.43.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357801784

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